SYDNEY: Up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is…
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Erma to stay with her man, cancels divorce
KUALA LUMPUR: Five months after filing for divorce from her husband, film director and actress Erma Fatima has changed her mind and requested to drop…
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BANGKOK: A 20-year-old German tourist has died after being stung by a poisonous box jellyfish off the popular island resort of Koh Samui, police said…
View More German tourist killed by box jellyfish in ThailandVoices from the hills: Indian choir to perform in Malaysia
KUALA TERENGGANU: As a child, Toto Chucha figured his dreams would be dashed owing to poverty at his remote village Sechu-Zubza in Nagaland, an area…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Predictions by weather experts of fair weather and clear skies running up to Oct 10 appear to be on track, with the haze…
View More Haze: Clearer skies finally throughout MalaysiaA ping pong robot and a mirror that really doesnt lie, unveiled in Japan
CHIBA: A ping pong playing robot, a flying origami bird and a mirror that some might find a little too honest for comfort were on…
View More A ping pong robot and a mirror that really doesnt lie, unveiled in JapanBank of China ordered to release counterfeiters records
SHANGHAI: A New York judge has ordered the Bank of China to hand over detailed information about Chinese bank accounts used by a counterfeiting ring…
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LOS ANGELES: A 25-year-old model filed a lawsuit against disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby on Tuesday alleging he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion…
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SAN FRANCISCO: A young Canadian woman whose body was found in Golden Gate Park over the weekend was on her first solo backpacking trip that…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The signing of the Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore (LTMS) Power Integration Project deal has been delayed for another six months. To continue…
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